3 accused of holding woman as slave

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FBI Assistant special agent Eric Smith, right, answers questions during a news-conference Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Cleveland. U.S. attorney Steven M. Dettelbach, left, listens. Authorities in Ohio have arrested three people on charges of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over a two-year period. Federal agents and Ashland police said Tuesday the trio forced the woman to do housework, threatened her and the girl with violence and fed their pets better than the victims. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)